Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was pretty eventful this year~ busy busy busy 

but I am ready to re-group and get some serious decorating done.

Here is a literally crazy re-cap. 

My husband and I started the long weekend off with a treat~

An evening in San Francisco to see my absolute favorite opera 'Tosca'.

The War Memorial Opera House is amazingly beautiful with architectural detail galore.

(Iphone pictures- sorry)

SF Opera's production of Tosca was amazing.

I had goosebumps pretty much the whole performance. 

Tosca was played by Angela Gheorghiu that night and it was so exciting to be able to see her perform.

She has such an incredible voice and was a perfect Tosca.

 If you have never been to an opera- I highly recommend anything Puccini. 

I love them all but  I will never forget the first time I saw Tosca.

I had heard the music for years and one in particular made me tear up every time I heard it -

 it was filled with so much emotion 

Then  I saw it performed and the first notes started

and I sat there crying along with everyone else.

Here it is if you are so inclined to listen

 It is absolutely amazing.

After the performance my husband and I walked to the

 'safe and secure' well lit opera parking garage where we had parked. 

Unfortunately, it was not so safe or secure the night we were there. 

Someone had smashed my rear passenger window and broken into my car. 

They grabbed the new clothes I had just picked up at the store before dinner 

 but thankfully not much else. 

Seriously, thinking of some of the things we have left in the car at previous performances 

we were incredibly lucky they didn't get much else.

We have parked there many many times-but noticed something different right when we pulled in.

Let's just say- we will be listening to instincts next time

and thinking we should just leave the windows down for the thieves too

to save ourselves the $300-400 window replacement cost

  :-/

 

Once we got back ~ the Thanksgiving insanity started. 

I have a wild and crazy family- yes, that is my disclaimer.

:)

 It started off with a LOT of coffee and of course, a little cooking and eating.

Then there was the karaoke. 

*sigh*

My brothers

Chris and Cullan singing away while Ry and Cassie look for the next song

This brother is available ladies~ 

 he is super sweet- gives the best hugs and he's a fireman 

 ;)

After an evening with lots of fun singing ( I am not usually singing- I just laugh! HA!)
 a little Gangham style dance (don't ask)

and my brothers wild hair that seemed to have a life of it's own when he took his hat off~

 we jumped in the car and headed home.

Even though we are all pooped out~ Thanksgiving was so much fun

and it was wonderful to spend time together 

and give thanks for the many blessings in our lives.

Culls napping at my moms with Mickey

Hope your Thanksgiving was wonderful and very blessed!!

Happy Sunday!!